[Bug 566379] Re: [i855] X doesn't start with kernel 2.6.32-21 unless passing i915.modeset=1

[Peter Klotz]

Had the same problem. My Acer TravelMate 662 laptop (Intel 855GM)
refused to boot with Lucid. Adding boot option i915.modeset=1 fixed this
problem.

Afterwards I was experiencing X crashes when playing videos with totem.

Installing the mainline kernel 2.6.33.3 provided by Ubuntu finally fixed
all my problems, even the X crashes:

http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.33.3-lucid/

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[i855] X doesn't start with kernel 2.6.32-21 unless passing i915.modeset=1
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